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TIL Thomas Edison was considered to be troubled at learning by administrators. When his mother got thus report she pulled him out of school and decided to home school him. She believed he just saw things differently than others and needed more attention.

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7KBP TIL there’s a temperate rainforest in Russia that’s home to Leopards, Tigers, and Brown bears.
nMWb TIL The Concorde supersonic jet stretched during flight due to the heat it generated. On its final flight the crew placed their hats into a crevice in the floor which appeared during the flight, as the aircraft cooled the crevice closed, permanently sealing their hats in the aluminum airframe.
oRB7R TIL NYC could have been even larger. A referendum was held on the consolidation of NYC in 1894, which included residents of all the modern Boroughs as well as communities in Westchester County. Voters in Mount Vernon and Yonkers rejected consolidation.
XEBPj TIL The Republic of China (Taiwan) and the USSR is still legally the permanent members of the United Nation Security Council
NXdeb TIL Paul McCartney was arrested in Japan in 1980 for possession of 219 grams of marijuana